This Footage Of A Gunman's Mall Siege In Australia Shows Cops' Amazing Restraint

Protests and violence sparked by
the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by police officer
Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, have sparked
a national debate about the use of
lethal force by police.

This tense CCTV footage from a 2013 standoff in Brisbane,
Australia, shows the impressive restraint of police officers in
other jurisdictions.

The FBI gives a rough estimate that in 2011, cops in America
killed 404 suspects in acts of "justifiable homicide."

A psychiatric report said Hillier had an anti-social
personality disorder and was attempting "suicide by cop."

At Hillier’s trial, Judge Terry Martin praised the
professionalism, courage, and restraint of the police involved.

The judge
acknowledged that the father of three had endured a disadvantaged
life and was battling with severe drug addiction. The court
sentenced Hillier to 4 1/2 years in jail. The gun was found not
to be loaded.